Using Vintage Postcards in Framing and Scrapbooking your Ancestors
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How I use a vintage postcard to make this custom matte for a Civil War Ancestor.
![Photo of GAR Postcard](https://i0.wp.com/genealogy-gencrafts.com/wp-content/uploads/McArthur-1-GAR-Postcard.png?resize=400%2C629&ssl=1)
I found this vintage GAR postcard on ebay for $3 plus $1 postage
![Picture of vintage GAR Card](https://i0.wp.com/genealogy-gencrafts.com/wp-content/uploads/McArthur-2.png?resize=400%2C623&ssl=1)
You could use the original, but I have another project in mind for it, so I scanned the card and deleted the area where the soldier was.
![Step 2](https://i0.wp.com/genealogy-gencrafts.com/wp-content/uploads/McArthur-3.png?resize=400%2C623&ssl=1)
Then using the clone tool to keep the original color and texture, I deleted the words “To My Comrades” on the banner
![Adding the name on the banner](https://i0.wp.com/genealogy-gencrafts.com/wp-content/uploads/McArthur-4.png?resize=400%2C623&ssl=1)
I added D. McArthur on the banner in a color I picked up from the eagle.
![Adding photo of David McArthur](https://i0.wp.com/genealogy-gencrafts.com/wp-content/uploads/McArthur-5.png?resize=400%2C623&ssl=1)
I put the photo of David McArthur in the opening where the soldier had been.
![Finished picture of David McArther](https://i0.wp.com/genealogy-gencrafts.com/wp-content/uploads/McArthur-6.png?resize=400%2C560&ssl=1)
Instead of enlarging the card to fit a 5×7″ frame, I put a matte behind the photo in the shade that was in the shadows under the banner and put a drop shadow on the card layer to make it pop. Now it is ready to print and frame.
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